With so many different personal tastes, allergies, portable snacks, portion control needs, crazy diets, busy schedules and “order apps” on your phone, everyone has something different on their dinner plate at the end of the day. What to make for dinner is a frequent question, and the dilemma of whether to “dine in” or “take out” is real.
It’s tempting to economize on your IT investments when you’re a small business. Small firms, particularly those in the start-up phase, will often rely on an internal resource to act as a one-person IT show to handle any issues that arise and keep things running on a day-to-day basis.
Mealtime Technology
In this issue:
What is the most important meal of the day? How about for your computer? If you said Patch Tuesday, you would be right. OK, so Patch Tuesday isn’t really a meal, but it is very important for your computer’s health.
The regular installation of patches and updates along with regular reboots helps keep your computer running at its best.
Many small business owners outsource most or all of their technology management and support. Hiring full-time internal tech support is limited by budgets; and even when the company is at a point in their life cycle where the expenditure is warranted, the high demand for IT professionals makes it difficult to attract and retain good talent.
Last month we spent a little time talking about your IT “breakfast” and foundation of your business—Backup. This month we want to keep the ball rolling and move ahead a few hours to talk about lunch. After all, your IT solution should consist of a well-rounded diet.
Mealtime Technology
In this issue:
Risk-taking is par for the course for entrepreneurs. Taking the leap to start a business is just the first in a series of risks an owner will take to gain a competitive edge and move the enterprise forward. But excessive or impulsive risk-taking can destroy a business.
Breakfast cereal TV commercials in the 60s and 70s ended with visuals of an appetizing meal with the voice-over saying “part of a complete breakfast” that included: a bowl of sugary cereal, juice, milk, toast and butter, and fruit (advertisers were legally obligated to include that last one). Looking back, it is hard to believe that anyone could really include Lucky Charms as essential to a complete breakfast.
“Grrr! I forgot my password for this site!” If I had a bitcoin for every time I said that, I would be a bitcoin millionaire; and I bet you would be too! The password is often the key, and all too often, missing ingredient when you are trying to gain access.
